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Immigration reform: where things stand now
As congressional negotiators approach their self-imposed targets of early April to lay out immigration reform legislation, some notorious sticking points appear to be more well-settled than others.
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Focus Republican Party 2.0: 4 GOP leaders share ideas for political upgrade
In the aftermath of election 2012, four prominent Republicans share their visions for how the GOP can adapt its messaging to reflect a diversifying US electorate.
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Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 ways they differ on China
China's rise has led President Obama to “pivot” his foreign policy toward Asia, hoping to enhance US power and expand its cooperation with China. Romney speaks more in terms of confronting a country whose interests often clash with those of the US.
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Congress goes on summer break: Top 5 things it left undone
Members of Congress have skedaddled for the month of August, leaving behind a long list of unfinished business.What did Congress leave in the lurch? Here are five of the top pressing issues.
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Brazil's President Rousseff meets with Obama: 5 topics for talks
As the two largest economies in the Western Hemisphere, Brazil and the US have a lot of shared interests, but there are still areas of contention. Here are 5 possible topics on today's presidential agenda:
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Stalled free trade deals now on a fast track, White House says
Three free trade deals – with South Korea, Panama, and Colombia – will be signed, sealed, and delivered by the middle of next week, predicts White House Chief of Staff William Daley. For Washington, that would be fast work.
10/06/2011 01:32 pm -
Boehner vs. Obama: Are US job creators really 'on strike'?
That's how House Speaker John Boehner characterized job creators in a speech Thursday, which came a week after President Obama outlined his own jobs plan to Congress.
09/16/2011 07:31 pm -
Obama jobs speech: 'Time to stop the political circus'
In his speech to a joint session of Congress, President Obama proposed a $447 billion "American Jobs Act" to help those 14 million Americans out of work. Can he convince Republicans to vote for it, and will it help his own tough re-election bid?
09/08/2011 10:43 pm -
Opinion The highway to jobs – via better infrastructure
As Obama and Congress talk jobs, here's an appeal from the US Chamber of Commerce: Invest heavily in roads, air transport, and other infrastructure. The economy and jobs depend on it. Adopt innovative financing, including an infrastructure bank to leverage private investment.
09/08/2011 05:40 pm -
In Pictures Who's who on the US deficit super committee
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Under the gun on jobs, Obama tells Congress to pass major transportation bill
As he prepares for his critical speech on jobs, President Obama is urging Congress to fund a major transportation bill. It pays for infrastructure work on roads, bridges, and mass transit systems.
09/03/2011 01:00 pm -
Obama drops smog plan: Is it all about the presidential election?
Environmentalists say President Obama is dropping a plan to set new air-quality standards with one eye on on the presidential election. The administration says it is waiting for more research.
09/02/2011 05:51 pm -
Obama says Congress will kill jobs if highway funds aren't extended
Funding for road projects and the gasoline tax expire on Sept. 30, leaving Congress not much time to act when lawmakers return from vacation. Obama says 1 million jobs are at stake.
08/31/2011 07:53 pm -
What can Congress do to create jobs? Five Republican proposals.
Amid worries that the economy may be tipping toward a second recession, both Republicans and Democrats say creating jobs is their top priority. But the two parties are far apart on their approaches. Democrats favor targeted stimulus – investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and education – while hiking taxes on corporations and the rich to fund this jobs spending. Republicans aim to curb government regulation and cut taxes to give businesses and individuals more incentive to invest. Here are the Republicans' top five priorities.
08/11/2011 10:06 am -
In Congress, a bid to make US firms take steps against modern-day slavery
A new bill in Congress would require large companies to reveal any efforts to ensure that child labor, forced labor, and other forms of modern-day slavery did not contribute to their products.
08/05/2011 01:25 pm -
Deal in Senate restores FAA funding. Is bipartisanship taking off?
Obama hails the extension of FAA funding through mid-September, which restores tens of thousands of jobs and resumes the collection of $30 million a day in revenue for the Treasury.
08/04/2011 10:11 pm -
What will debt-ceiling deal do to the fragile US economy?
The political deal to raise the debt ceiling averted a fiscal crisis, but a big question remains: Will the cuts in spending help or harm the economic recovery? So far the markets are unimpressed.
08/02/2011 09:18 pm -
Weak jobs report ramps up pressure on debt talks
The unemployment numbers also energize a sparring match between the Obama administration and Republicans over who has policies that deserve voter support in 2012.
07/08/2011 08:08 pm -
Why is Obama tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, really?
The administration's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is pure politics, say some. The White House says it's trying to offset a drop in Libyan light sweet crude – needed for gasoline – at the height of the summer driving season.
06/23/2011 06:14 pm -
Supreme Court rules in Wal-Mart's favor: How the sides are reacting
A split Supreme Court ruled against 1.5 million women employees who brought a massive class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart. After the ruling, both sides weighed in.
06/20/2011 09:41 pm -
As Obama hails auto bailout, rise in unemployment rate dampens message
President Obama visits a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, to extol the success of the auto bailout. But new figures released Friday put the unemployment rate at 9.1 percent.
06/03/2011 07:19 pm -
Will a personal plea from Geithner sway GOP freshmen on debt ceiling?
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is heading up Capitol Hill to make his case to GOP House freshmen that not raising the debt ceiling could lead to serious economic problems.
06/02/2011 04:48 pm -
Whistleblower rules: Get paid to report fraud
Whistleblower rules to offer tipsters up to 30 percent of the money the government recovers in a fraud. New whistleblower rules will take effect in two months.
05/27/2011 02:01 pm -
Supreme Court upholds Arizona law designed to thwart illegal workers
Federal immigration law does not preempt the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act, the Supreme Court said Thursday. The ruling gives new momentum to state efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.
05/26/2011 04:12 pm -
Robert Reich Rein in government contractors who use taxpayer money for political advantage
President Obama is considering an executive order to force contractors to disclose their political spending.
05/24/2011 01:47 am -
Tea party faces unusual opponent in national debt limit battle
Usually natural allies, the tea party and the business lobby are at odds over if and how to raise the national debt limit.
05/16/2011 05:02 pm -
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of May 16, 2011
Readers write in condemning sexual assault in the military, clarifying how the poor really are paying their fair share of taxes, and defending rural America from stereotypes.
05/16/2011 03:17 pm -
Monitor Breakfast Chamber of Commerce president: Appreciation for Obama 'changing his song'
US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue sat down at an April 8 Monitor breakfast to discuss President Obama, the chamber's role in the 2012 election, and how he sees the US surviving as a major economic power.
04/28/2011 02:10 pm -
Is post-revolutionary Egypt a land of opportunity for US investors?
Egyptian finance officials, in Washington to press the IMF and World Bank for debt relief, appeal to US political and business leaders to get off the sidelines and invest in the 'new' Egypt.
04/15/2011 04:23 pm -
Monitor Breakfast Chamber of Commerce: Obama 'maturing' as president (video)
US Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said he appreciates 'some of the things that the president has done to change his song.'
04/08/2011 02:36 pm
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